According to the Washington POST, people who have trouble getting to sleep and staying there are cold-footed, and need to heat up those dogs!
Those in the know say that warming the extremities before dozing off is the key.
“It’s a natural sleep medication,” said William Wisden, a professor at Imperial College in London. Professor Wisden studies how nerve cells signal sleep. One wonders if he uses his students as test subjects if they nod off during lectures...
But he goes on to say that animals, which we are, after all, like to "nest" to get ready for a long winter's nap. That creates a warm microenvironment around our bodies. You could curl up, wrap yourself in a snuggy blanket or fuzzy socks or turn the blanket up to "igloo" as well.
Wisden's wisdom:
- Take a warm bath or shower.
- Do a quick foot soak in warm water.
- Wear socks to sleep.
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